What's the dumbest thing anyone has said about your bike/gear?
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These always make me smile when I'm on my PS.
Sweet bike. What year is it?
'06.
Man I was close, I was guessing '75.
And, did you do all the work yourself?
Yeah, I did all mods myself.
Great job. That's a lot of work to make an old bike look that good.
Sweet bike. What year is it?
'06.
Man I was close, I was guessing '75.
And, did you do all the work yourself?
Yeah, I did all mods myself.
Great job. That's a lot of work to make an old bike look that good.
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You have more tact than I do. Were I to happen upon a group of people engaged in a game of curling I would have tons of questions and I'm sure most of them would be stupid.
At work yesterday, walking from the door to my office... Wearing a leather jacket, boots, carrying a helmet with a glove in it and still wearing the other glove...
A coworker walks up to me and asks "Hey, did you ride your motorcycle to work today?"
My reply, "No, after watching you leave the parking lot yesterday, I thought I might need the helmet and jacket today."
A coworker walks up to me and asks "Hey, did you ride your motorcycle to work today?"
My reply, "No, after watching you leave the parking lot yesterday, I thought I might need the helmet and jacket today."
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Before I sell my 1198 and get the 1199, had full termi on it so the noise plus the dry clutch etc... Where very load and weird for most people, in a gas station a guy was letting me know that I should shut down the motor immediately cause my motor was blown and he is a Mecanic, so I told him not to worry cause my bike is Diesel and he said that was very load Diesel bike and that he have seen diesel bikes before and they where not that load. Jijiji I just couldn't believe what I was hearing and looking at.
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I wear my Ducati jacket to work, I park right outside and my Ducati Arai sits on the shelf behind me in my office. I often walk through the door while removing my helmet too. People always stop by my office and ask me if I have a Ducati.
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Techncially it doesn't, because the panigale actually has a displacement of 1198cc's, but I understand your point
When people ask me how big the engine is on my bike, I tell them ".04 Cubic Feet". People usually stop asking questions then because they don't know if they should be impressed or not.
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I wear my Ducati jacket to work, I park right outside and my Ducati Arai sits on the shelf behind me in my office. I often walk through the door while removing my helmet too. People always stop by my office and ask me if I have a Ducati.
I know!! If you're walking carrying a helmet people ask, "do you ride a motorcycle?" No, I'm #@%%ing ........ and wear this for safety.
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Actually Happened to me. Was dating her for 3 months and BAM! walked into her garage and there it was. She said "Now you can stop talking about the damn thing and ride it". We just broke up after a year of dating. Best rebound girlfriend ever. The people at the dealership I work at all saw her walk in and buy it. Karma is real.
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I wear my Ducati jacket to work, I park right outside and my Ducati Arai sits on the shelf behind me in my office. I often walk through the door while removing my helmet too. People always stop by my office and ask me if I have a Ducati.
I had an older woman at work ask, do you have a Ducati or do you just wear the jacket?
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I had an older woman at work ask, do you have a Ducati or do you just wear the jacket?
Actually that is a fair question though a bit sarcastic by her and I would assume she knows you? Here in Thailand, there are plenty of wannabe's wearing Ducati gear
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As soons as I hear someone unknown to me say that they are a mechanic, I immdeiately ask them a simple tech question and most stammer or can't recall. Funny about that
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I was getting gas during the middle of a ride, and had a guy walk up to me to talk to me about my bike. He was clearly "that guy" we've all seen/met before; basketball shorts, sleeveless top, backward hat and oakleys. The first thing out of his mouth was that he loved how I had modded my R1, and asked me where I got it done so he could do the same to his. I told him "The Ducati dealership where I bought it." and finished filling up.
I ride a Monster 696.
I ride a Monster 696.
Actually that is a fair question though a bit sarcastic by her and I would assume she knows you? Here in Thailand, there are plenty of wannabe's wearing Ducati gear
Does she know me? No she doesn't.
A better question, without being rude and or sarcastic, would have been to ask, What sort of Ducati do you have?
That question, is more likely to yield the truthful response as opposed to being rude, where someone may then just ........ her back, and say yes.
I could have been a prick, and said, an 1199, its worth more then your Jeep!
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Interestingly, I did the math and determined that when I'm on my 1199, the power:weight ratio is roughly equal to the Veyron's. So in a way ...
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I wear my Ducati jacket to work, I park right outside and my Ducati Arai sits on the shelf behind me in my office. I often walk through the door while removing my helmet too. People always stop by my office and ask me if I have a Ducati.
i had the counter chick at whole foods asking me if i rode a moto guzzi (had a pro-italia shirt with a monster on), i said "no a ducati", she: "my (italian) ex had a guzzi and he always said ducati riders were .... i forgot it (some italian word) bla bla bla... "
then the the guy behind her walks up and asks me if i was from california, 'cause of my shirt, as pro-italia is from cali.
i say no, but i order parts from them.
didn't know whole foods was such a biker aficionado grocery store
LOL
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Just last night.
"Is that an SP?"
"No, it's an R."
"Oh, well Jim's got the 1198 SP, but this little scoot ain't so bad itself."
(who the .... is Jim and who the .... are you??)
"This is an 1199, the newer model."
"OHHH, they make an SP in this model too!"
"No they don't."
"Ohh yeah they do!"
"How long has that been out?"
(long blank look at me for a while)
"Just three weeks, but it's still on the drawing board. Haha!"
He hobbles off to have a conversation with the mailbox.
"Is that an SP?"
"No, it's an R."
"Oh, well Jim's got the 1198 SP, but this little scoot ain't so bad itself."
(who the .... is Jim and who the .... are you??)
"This is an 1199, the newer model."
"OHHH, they make an SP in this model too!"
"No they don't."
"Ohh yeah they do!"
"How long has that been out?"
(long blank look at me for a while)
"Just three weeks, but it's still on the drawing board. Haha!"
He hobbles off to have a conversation with the mailbox.
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